Cardboard Challenge

We here at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire are inviting all you creative individuals, families, clubs, organizations, and school teams to take the Cardboard Challenge! Design and develop creative and inspiring exhibits made almost entirely out of cardboard!

Think outside the “Box” to find innovative ways to transform any cardboard material into something unique. Will you make a creative model (like a sculpture or structure), an interactive game, a functioning machine, or something else entirely!? We’ll display your masterpiece in a “Cardboard Box Museum” at the 6th annual Dover Mini Maker Faire on August 25, 2018. A panel of Makers will judge the creations. The judges will be looking at creativity, functionality and artistic representation. Winners in each age/group category will receive awards.

giving individuals an opportunity to explore their interests and passions, and make things that have an impact on others.

providing a platform for communities to actively foster and celebrate creativity.

Rules

Each team can consist of 1-25 individuals, and can enter to represent one of the following categories: an individual maker, a family/friends team, a school, club, organization or business.

The entire exhibit must be no larger than 5′ wide x 5′ deep x 7′ tall. It should also be free-standing (as in it does not need to be anchored to a wall, ceiling or floor).

80% of your creation should be made of any kind of cardboard material.

Up to 20% of the materials used to design, decorate or make your exhibit function can be made of any other kind of material.

At least one team member should be available to transport, set-up and take down the exhibit, as well as also answer questions about your piece at a presentation during the Dover Mini Maker Faire on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Each entry will receive two complementary Dover Mini Maker Faire admissions. Additionally, other team members will receive reduced admission at $5 each (not to exceed 25 people).

You may use battery or electricity to power your creation, but the use of chemicals, open flame, or hazardous materials is prohibited.

Finally, you must fill out this form to display with your creation at the Dover Mini Maker Faire.

Register Now

You can either register online below, or download, print and mail this form to: Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, ATTN: Xanthi Gray, 6 Washington Street, Dover, NH 03820.

Cardboard Challenge

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Participants*

Creative Individual

Family

Club

Organization

Business

School Team

Friend Group

Please choose which category best describes who is registering for the 2018 Cardboard Challenge through the Children's Museum of New Hampshire and the Dover Mini Maker Faire.

Team Name

Name your team!

Number of participants

How many people are in your Cardboard Challenge group?

Age of Participants

Give us an idea of the age range of the participants.

Name*

Age

Contact Name*

Please choose one person to be the point of contact for your group.

Email*

Phone*

Address*

Title of Cardboard Creation

Tell us about your Cardboard Creation

It's ok if this changes as you work on the challenge. We'd just like to get an idea of what you are thinking about creating.